(; GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[Many Faces of Go:10.0] SZ[19] HA[0] ST[0] PB[pala] PW[goddess] DT[2002-06-22] PC[The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) at http://kgs.kiseido.com/] KM[5.5] RU[Japanese] C[goddess white pala black 6/22/02 Game A ]CA[UTF-8];B[pd]CR[pd] ;W[dp]CR[dp] ;B[fq] C[pala [-\]: ok, big move first ]CR[fq] ;W[dd]CR[dd] ;B[cn] C[pala [-\]: must get out ]CR[cn] ;W[eo]CR[eo] ;B[cq] C[pala [-\]: this move isn't right goddess [-\]: c4? pala [-\]: white isn't easy to make a position on the bottom goddess [-\]: g5 See (b...) ]CR[cq] (;W[dq]CR[dq] ;B[cp] C[pala [-\]: w does't have position yet ]CR[cp] ;W[gp]CR[gp] ;B[oq] C[pala [-\]: any bigger? goddess [-\]: r4 but you can make it flat pala [-\]: no, b will not push w (b...) ]CR[oq] (;W[jc]CR[jc] ;B[pj] C[pala [-\]: still big ]CR[pj] ;W[qp] C[ ]CR[qp] ;B[qn] C[pala [-\]: yes, w has to get out ]CR[qn] ;W[op]CR[op] ;B[np]CR[np] ;W[oo]CR[oo] ;B[pq] C[pala [-\]: proper defense ]CR[pq] ;W[qo]CR[qo] ;B[qq] C[pala [-\]: too soon pala [-\]: w needs base pala [-\]: not need to get out goddess [-\]: ok goddess [-\]: I was afraid of the bad relationship goddess [-\]: between the w stones goddess [-\]: if I played there ]CR[qq] (;W[no]CR[no] ;B[mp] C[pala [-\]: doesn't split black! goddess [-\]: right ]CR[mp] ;W[pl]CR[pl] ;B[ql]CR[ql] ;W[qk]CR[qk] ;B[pk] C[pala [-\]: overplay goddess [-\]: right See (b...) ]CR[pk] (;W[rl]CR[rl] ;B[qm]CR[qm] ;W[rk]CR[rk] ;B[on] C[pala [-\]: can w save cutting stone? goddess [-\]: maybe with p8 (b...) ]CR[on] (;W[rn]CR[rn] ;B[rm] C[pala [-\]: w shape is weak ]CR[rm] ;W[sm]CR[sm] ;B[ol] C[pala [-\]: now what? goddess [-\]: this was just plain blindness goddess [-\]: q6? pala [-\]: must defend connection (b) goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[ol] (;W[pn] C[pala [-\]: useless ]CR[pn] ;B[pm]CR[pm] ;W[mo]CR[mo] ;B[qi] C[pala [-\]: m4 is better (b) ]CR[qi] (;W[lo] C[ ]CR[lo] ;B[lc] C[pala [-\]: slow? pala [-\]: where is big move? goddess [-\]: k15? goddess [-\]: oh c10 pala [-\]: no goddess [-\]: g3? pala [-\]: r17 (b) goddess [-\]: oh ]CR[lc] (;W[fd]CR[fd] ;B[dh] C[pala [-\]: passive pala [-\]: c15 is better locally (b) ]CR[dh] (;W[bd]CR[bd] ;B[hc] C[pala [-\]: slack pala [-\]: what is correct? pala [-\]: must j16 (b...) pala [-\]: help weak stone, and seal b in pala [-\]: if kills black, great pala [-\]: if can't kill b, w will connect at least ]CR[hc] (;W[je] C[pala [-\]: too easy for b pala [-\]: w got a weak group ]CR[je] ;B[he]CR[he] ;W[jg] C[ ]CR[jg] ;B[fb]CR[fb] ;W[db]CR[db] ;B[hg] C[pala [-\]: too fast pala [-\]: heavy group, must run slowly goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[hg] ;W[jj]CR[jj] ;B[jl] C[pala [-\]: no way to link up here pala [-\]: just defend here? (b) goddess [-\]: ok pala [-\]: it is also good for reducing ]CR[jl] (;W[kl]CR[kl] ;B[km]CR[km] ;W[ll]CR[ll] ;B[jk] C[pala [-\]: L10 is better (b) goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[jk] (;W[lj]CR[lj] ;B[kj]CR[kj] ;W[ki]CR[ki] ;B[kk] C[pala [-\]: M8 isn't useful ]CR[kk] ;W[lh]CR[lh] ;B[ij] C[goddess [-\]: so many white stones in trouble ]CR[ij] ;W[me]CR[me] ;B[md] C[pala [-\]: O15 is proper move ]CR[md] ;W[nd]CR[nd] ;B[ne] C[pala [-\]: bad atari pala [-\]: just kills w inside stone pala [-\]: any better move? goddess [-\]: so extend on inside? goddess [-\]: to o17? See (b...) ]CR[ne] (;W[nf]CR[nf] ;B[oe] C[pala [-\]: useless ]CR[oe] ;W[of] C[ ]CR[of] ;B[mf]CR[mf] ;W[le]CR[le] ;B[mg] C[pala [-\]: it isn't useful pala [-\]: just kills w inside ]CR[mg] ;W[ld]CR[ld] ;B[mc] C[pala [-\]: great move ]CR[mc] ;W[nh]CR[nh] ;B[ng]CR[ng] ;W[og]CR[og] ;B[oh] C[pala [-\]: important forcing pala [-\]: helps three ]CR[oh] ;W[ph]CR[ph] ;B[oi] C[pala [-\]: yes, kills three! goddess [-\]: :-) ]CR[oi] ;W[mh]CR[mh] ;B[qf] C[pala [-\]: any choice? goddess [-\]: q13 (b) pala [-\]: yes, more liberty goddess [-\]: or q14 pala [-\]: no, q14 is bad ]CR[qf] (;W[qg]CR[qg] ;B[rg] C[pala [-\]: now w ends with gote ]CR[rg] ;W[lg]CR[lg] ;B[cf] C[pala [-\]: necessary? pala [-\]: any bigger? goddess [-\]: g3? pala [-\]: K3? (b) goddess [-\]: ok pala [-\]: even L3? (c) ]CR[cf] (;W[ec]CR[ec] ;B[jb] C[pala [-\]: doable, but not biggest ]CR[jb] ;W[kb]CR[kb] ;B[kc]CR[kc] ;W[ib] C[goddess [-\]: too many big mistakes today, sorry pala [-\]: w didn't do any mistake here goddess [-\]: then i am missing something now goddess [-\]: I will think ]CR[ib] ;B[jd] C[pala [-\]: yes, can live ]CR[jd] ;W[ic]CR[ic] ;B[id] C[pala [-\]: good forcing ]CR[id] ;W[hb] C[ ]CR[hb] ;B[gc]CR[gc] ;W[lb]CR[lb] ;B[mb] C[pala [-\]: lived goddess [-\]: yep :-) ]CR[mb] ;W[ja]CR[ja] ;B[kd] C[pala [-\]: is this move necessary? goddess [-\]: probably not goddess [-\]: k15 stone is not really important goddess [-\]: and I can make another eye below pala [-\]: right ]CR[kd] ;W[ke]CR[ke] ;B[la] C[pala [-\]: slow? goddess [-\]: g18 (b) pala [-\]: yes, sente ]CR[la] (;W[ha]CR[ha] ;B[fp]CR[fp] ;W[fo]CR[fo] ;B[go] C[pala [-\]: why atari here? pala [-\]: can w capture that b cutting stone? goddess [-\]: no goddess [-\]: but I thought I might have to sacrifice the g4 stone goddess [-\]: to live above pala [-\]: then, what to do? goddess [-\]: h4? pala [-\]: this is cross-cut goddess [-\]: to save the white stone? pala [-\]: yes, help weaker stone (b) goddess [-\]: but if I do that pala [-\]: b isn't easy goddess [-\]: don't I endanger the four even more? goddess [-\]: oh the two black will likely die pala [-\]: ok pala [-\]: thanks pala [-\]: let's have a new game? goddess [-\]: sure Comments end here. goddess [-\]: please save pala [-\]: ok ]CR[go] (;W[gn]CR[gn] ;B[ho]CR[ho] ;W[gq]CR[gq] ;B[fr]CR[fr] ;W[iq]CR[iq] ;B[dr]CR[dr] ;W[fm]CR[fm] ;B[in]CR[in] ;W[hn]CR[hn] ;B[io]CR[io] ;W[hl]CR[hl] ;B[hi]CR[hi] ;W[fk] C[pala [-\]: thanks for the game pala [-\]: let's review? goddess [-\]: thank you goddess [-\]: yes please ]CR[fk] ) (;W[hp]CR[hp] )) (;W[gb])) (;W[jq]) (;W[kq])) (;W[pg])) (;W[oe]CR[oe] ;B[nf]CR[nf] ;W[od] C[pala [-\]: that is the natural way goddess [-\]: ok pala [-\]: help inside weaker stone first pala [-\]: it hurts b corner! goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[od] )) (;W[kj])) (;W[le]CR[le] )) (;W[id]CR[id] )) (;W[ce])) (;W[qc])) (;W[lp])) (;W[rp]CR[rp] )) (;W[ol]CR[ol] ;B[nn]CR[nn] ;W[mo] C[pala [-\]: w must fight ]CR[mo] ;B[mm]CR[mm] ;W[lp]CR[lp] ;B[nk]CR[nk] ;W[mr]CR[mr] ;B[nr]CR[nr] ;W[lq]CR[lq] ;B[nq]CR[nq] ;W[rq]CR[rq] ;B[rr]CR[rr] ;W[rp]CR[rp] ;B[sr]CR[sr] ;W[rn] C[pala [-\]: ok? goddess [-\]: yes ]CR[rn] )) (;W[qm]CR[qm] ;B[rl]CR[rl] ;W[pm] C[pala [-\]: this is better goddess [-\]: okay pala [-\]: got one at least goddess [-\]: yes ]CR[pm] )) (;W[ql] C[See (a...) See (b...) ]CR[ql] (;B[pm] C[pala [-\]: worried this? goddess [-\]: yes ]TR[ql][oo] CR[pm] ;W[rn] C[goddess [-\]: oh goddess [-\]: I see goddess [-\]: black can not s7 ]CR[rn] ;B[rm]CR[rm] ;W[qm]CR[qm] ;B[pn]CR[pn] ;W[rp] C[goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[rp] ;B[rl]CR[rl] ;W[qk] C[pala [-\]: no change for b ]CR[qk] ) (;B[pn] C[pala [-\]: if b extend? goddess [-\]: p8? goddess [-\]: or p7 goddess [-\]: maybe p7 is better ]CR[pn] ;W[no]CR[no] ;B[mp]CR[mp] ;W[ol] C[goddess [-\]: ok pala [-\]: now o5 is useful, do it. pala [-\]: it captures b ]CR[ol] ))) (;W[qp]CR[qp] ;B[po]CR[po] ;W[qo]CR[qo] ;B[pn]CR[pn] ;W[qm] C[pala [-\]: bad play for b goddess [-\]: cause w can approach the wall? pala [-\]: because white is getting stronger on right side goddess [-\]: ok pala [-\]: b lost potential on right side ]CR[qm] )) (;W[dm]CR[dm] ;B[cp]CR[cp] ;W[cm]CR[cm] ;B[bn] C[goddess [-\]: ok ]CR[bn] ;W[fl] C[pala [-\]: w makes position on left side pala [-\]: and no weak group ]CR[fl] ))